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1、 模塊7 unit1 Living with techonology 教學(xué)目標(biāo)1.can understand the text generally through fill-in blanks. 2. can grasp the main idea of the texts. 3. can know some learning strategies when doing reading comprehension . 【課前預(yù)習(xí)】語篇填空 To phone or not to phone？ If you have a chance to live with the Am

2、ish, you’ll find it difficult to 1.________________ （適應(yīng)）their life as they 2.o________ modern technology . In truth, they vote on whether to accept a new technology. The telephone, which is not accessible in the Armish community, is a 3.t__________ example. Despite its wide 4.d___________, the Armis

3、h people foresee its disadvantages at the beginning. For example, whatever the5. c_______________, when the phone rings, you should stop everything and answer it. In many cases, the call, for which your precious time is 6. s_____________, is of little importance. In particular, the Armish 7.________

4、__________（懷疑） sending and receiving text messages. When you 8._____________________（專注于） a book , a text message may interrupt you. Rather than use telephones, the Armish prefer to 9._________________________（保持聯(lián)系） their friends by having a face-to-face conversation, which they believe contributes

5、to strengthening their relationships. Maybe we should 10. _________________________（使自己擺脫）modern technology and return to simpler times, just like the Armish. 【當(dāng)堂反饋】 American researchers have discovered that human brains and sleep patterns are confused by devices that give out bright lights. Elect

6、ronics, such as laptops, mislead our minds into thinking that it is still daytime, preventing sleep and increasing the risk of insomnia. Sleep experts say human's natural body clock begins to rest and relax from the day between 9 and 10 pm but the use of computers confuses it. A person's brain bio

7、logically becomes awake when the sun is out because bright light after dark causes the brain to stop producing the hormone (荷爾蒙) called melatonin that makes us sleepy. Researchers say blue light from devices such as iPads, which is expected to become a popular reading tool when it comes out later t

8、his month, is particularly disruptive (干擾的)during the night when the brain thinks it should be dark. Experts say a good book is a far better way of resting the brain and ensuring a good night's sleep because the bedside lamp light doesn't affect the brain as it does not look straight into a person'

9、s eyes. “Potentially, yes, if you're using an iPad or a laptop close to bedtime ... that light can be stimulating (刺激) to the brain to make it more awake and delay your ability to sleep，” Phyllis Zee, a professor at Northwestern University and director of the school's Centre for Sleep & Circadian B

10、iology, told CNN. “And I think more importantly, it could also be enough to affect your circadian (晝夜節(jié)律的) rhythm. This is the clock in your brain that determines when you sleep and when you wake up.” Alon Avidan, associate director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the University of California Los

11、Angeles, added, “I wish people would just take a boring book — an old-fashioned book — and read by a lamp.” 1．The underlined word “insomnia” in the first paragraph probably means “________”． A．being unable to eat properly B．brain injury C．being unable to fall sleep D．lack of energy 2．Melaton

12、in is the hormone that ________. A．makes us sleepy B．helps us relaxed C．prevents us from waking up D．makes us excited 3．The bedside lamp light doesn't affect the brain because ________. A．it doesn't give out blue light B．it's not as bright as your laptop C．it doesn't enter your eyes directly

13、 D．it is adjustable 4．We can conclude from the passage that ________. A．one who uses his laptop often before bedtime can have his body clock disturbed B．using a laptop before bedtime is more harmful than using an iPad C．we'd better not do anything before going to bed D．the best time to go t

14、o bed is before 9 pm 【課后訓(xùn)練】 單項(xiàng)填空 1．(2012·淮安模擬)There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we ________ gave up. A．eventually　　　　　　　　　 B．unfortunately C．generously D．purposefully 2．Those who can ________ difficulties on their way to success may keep calm when they really ap

15、pear. A．know B．say C．foresee D．speak 3．(2012·無錫模擬)The newly-built washing room in the railway station is ________ to the disabled passengers. A．perfect B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．remarkable D．potential 4．The wind was too strong, so he ________ the car windows. A．wound up

16、 B．winded up C．wound on D．winded on 5．(2012·揚(yáng)州模擬)John was late for the meeting because his flight had been ________ by a heavy storm. A．kept B．stopped C．slowed D．delayed 6．Although Jack has made good preparations for the match, he is still ________ about his chance

17、of winning. A．stubborn B．dynamic 7．I ________ to go for a walk, but someone called and I couldn't get away. A．was planning B．planned C．had planned D．would plan 8．Rather than ________ us to wait, he forced us to do it at once. A．permit B．permitting C．to permit D．permitt

18、ed 9．(2012·溫州五校聯(lián)考)“Sorry, sorry ...”， he whispered, ________ talking to himself. A．while B．even if C．a(chǎn)s if D．when 10．(2010·安徽高考)No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone ________ you wishing they were that high. A．getting rid of B．getting along with C．lo

19、oking up to D．looking down upon 11．(2011·浙江高考)— I'm sorry I didn't make it to your party last night. — ________. I know you're busy these days. A．Of course B．No kidding C．That's all right D．Don't mention it 12．(2010·湖北高考)I wasn't blaming anyone; I ________ said errors like this

20、could be avoided. A．merely B．mostly C．rarely D．nearly 13．Children with disabilities will grow up ________ that they are different from normal children. A．to know B．having known C．knowing D．known 14．Just as the saying goes, “__________”， computer games also have some dis

21、advantages though they are popular among teenagers. A．No garden is without weeds B．Every little makes a nickel C．Time waits for no man D．The onlooker sees the game best 15．(2012·湘潭模擬)________is commonly believed is that China's economy has got out of the financial crisis. A．As B．It C．T

22、hat D．What 二、.完形填空 (2012·南通第一次調(diào)研)I've been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxicab drivers have to be __1__fellows to be able to work in New York. You've got to fight the New York __2__eight hours a day these days, so peo

23、ple get the wrong __3__that they are bad. Actually, taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will __4__as honest fellows. You read in the __5__almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds that people __6__in their cabs. If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be

24、 reading those stories in the papers. One time in Brooklyn, I found a diamond ring in my cab. I__7__helping a lady with a lot of packages that day, so I went back to where I had __8__her. It took me almost two days to trace her in order to return the ring to her. I didn't __9__as much as “thank you

25、”. Still I felt good __10__I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she did. I was born and __11__in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. Then I came to this __12__in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting (參軍) in World War Ⅰ. After bei

26、ng discharged(退役), I had a family and bought my own cab. Life hasn't been too __13__at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit __14__ for a rainy day. When I __15__driving a cab, Park Avenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards. Hoofer's Brewery was right next to where the Wal

27、dorf-Astoria is now. I did pretty well, __16__in those days. In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have __17__had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks. I believe __18__is one of the greatest gifts there is. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity (正直), et

28、c. But it doesn't make any __19__what they call it; it's still what makes a man a good __20__. This is my code, and I try to live by. 1．A.cheerful B．popular C．familiar D．tough 2．A.weather B．pollution C．condition D．traffic 3．A.impression B．suggestion C．expression D．inf

29、ormation 4．A.talk B．perform C．behave D．wander 5．A.websites B．magazines C．papers D．posters 6．A.leave B．find C．give D．place 7．A.regretted B．continued C．remembered D．tried 8．A. dropped B．supported C．met D．noticed 9．A.say B．overhe

30、ar C．claim D．get 10．A.though B．while C．because D．unless 11．A.raised B ．married C．employed D．trained 12．A.college B．country C．company D．village 13．A. busy B．easy C．hard D．simple 14．A.left behind B．used up C．sorted out D．put a

31、way 15．A.started B．considered C．recalled D．learned 16．A.maybe B．only C．definitely D．even 17．A.always B．never C．often D．seldom 18．A.personality B．security C．honesty D．dignity 19．A.difference B．profit C．sense D．progress 20．A.servant B

32、．customer C．businessman D．citizen Ⅲ. 答案： adapt to ; oppose 3. typical 4. distribution 5. circumstances 6. sacrificed 7. are skeptical about 8. are absorbed in 9. keep in touch with 10. rid ourselves of 閱讀理解 CACA Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)填空 1．(2012·淮安模擬)There was such a long queue for coffee at the int

33、erval that we ________ gave up. A．eventually　　　　　　　　　 B．unfortunately C．generously D．purposefully 解析：考查副詞辨析。eventually“最終地，終于”；unfortunately“不幸地”；generously“慷慨地”；purposefully“自覺地，有目的地”。根據(jù)題意，只有A項(xiàng)合適。 答案：A 2．Those who can ________ difficulties on their way to success may keep calm when they

34、really appear. A．know B．say C．foresee D．speak 解析：know“知道”；say“說”；foresee“預(yù)見”；speak“講”，通常用來指講某種語言。句意：在走向成功的路途中，能夠預(yù)見到困難的人在困難真正出現(xiàn)的時(shí)候常常能保持冷靜。 答案：C 3．(2012·無錫模擬)The newly-built washing room in the railway station is ________ to the disabled passengers. A．perfect B．a(chǎn)ccessible C．

35、remarkable D．potential 解析：句意：火車站新建的洗手間有利于殘疾乘客進(jìn)出。accessible“可接近的；可進(jìn)入的；可使用的”，常用于短語be accessible to。perfect“完全的，完美的”；remarkable“非凡的，顯著的”；potential“可能的，潛在的”。由句意可知B項(xiàng)正確。 答案：B 4．The wind was too strong, so he ________ the car windows. A．wound up B．winded up C．wound on D．winded on 解析：句意

36、：風(fēng)太大，所以他把車窗關(guān)上了。wind作動(dòng)詞，其過去式和過去分詞均為wound。wind up the car windows“關(guān)上車窗”。 答案：A 5．(2012·揚(yáng)州模擬)John was late for the meeting because his flight had been ________ by a heavy storm. A．kept B．stopped C．slowed D．delayed 解析：句意：約翰開會(huì)遲到了，他的航班因暴風(fēng)雨耽擱了。delay“延遲，耽擱”，符合句意。 答案：D 6．Although Jack has m

37、ade good preparations for the match, he is still ________ about his chance of winning. A．stubborn B．dynamic C．sceptical D．sure 解析：考查形容詞辨析。句意：盡管杰克已經(jīng)為比賽做了很好的準(zhǔn)備，但是他對(duì)于自己獲勝的可能性仍持懷疑態(tài)度。sceptical “懷疑的”。stubborn“頑固的”；dynamic“動(dòng)態(tài)的，有活力的”；sure“確定的”。 答案：C 7．I ________ to go for a walk, but someone

38、called and I couldn't get away. A．was planning B．planned C．had planned D．would plan 解析：考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)。由后一分句中的called，可知應(yīng)用had planned to do sth.表示“(過去)本打算做某事”，C項(xiàng)符合語意。 答案：C 8．Rather than ________ us to wait, he forced us to do it at once. A．permit B．permitting C．to permit D．permitted

39、 解析：句意：他強(qiáng)迫我們馬上去做，而不讓我們等。rather than表示“而不是……；與其說……，不如說……”，在此處相當(dāng)于instead of。 答案：B 9．(2012·溫州五校聯(lián)考)“Sorry, sorry ...”， he whispered, ________ talking to himself. A．while B．even if C．a(chǎn)s if D．when 解析：考查連詞的用法。as if 表示“好像”。句意：他低聲地說，“對(duì)不起，對(duì)不起……”，好像在自言自語。只有C項(xiàng)符合句意。 答案：C 10．(2010·安徽高考)No matte

40、r how low you consider yourself, there is always someone ________ you wishing they were that high. A．getting rid of B．getting along with C．looking up to D．looking down upon 解析：考查詞組辨析。句意：不管你多么看低自己，總有敬重你的人希望他們也(像你一樣)那么高尚。look up to“尊重，敬仰”，符合句意。get rid of“擺脫”；get along with“與……和睦相處，進(jìn)展”；loo

41、k down upon“輕視，瞧不起”。 答案：C 11．(2011·浙江高考)— I'm sorry I didn't make it to your party last night. — ________. I know you're busy these days. A．Of course B．No kidding C．That's all right D．Don't mention it 解析：Of course.“當(dāng)然”； No kidding.“說真的，別開玩笑”； That's all right.“不要緊，沒關(guān)系”； Don't mentio

42、n it.“別提了，不用客氣”。句意：“很抱歉昨晚沒有參加你的聚會(huì)?！薄皼]關(guān)系，我知道你這些日子忙。”故選C項(xiàng)。 答案：C 12．(2010·湖北高考)I wasn't blaming anyone; I ________ said errors like this could be avoided. A．merely B．mostly C．rarely D．nearly 解析：考查副詞辨析。句意：我不是在責(zé)怪任何人；我只是說這種錯(cuò)誤是可以避免的。merely“僅僅，只”；mostly“主要地”；rarely“很少，罕見”；nearly“幾乎，差不多”。只有A

43、項(xiàng)符合題意。 答案：A 13．Children with disabilities will grow up ________ that they are different from normal children. A．to know B．having known C．knowing D．known 解析：考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。此處用現(xiàn)在分詞作伴隨狀語。句意：殘疾兒童在成長的過程中會(huì)知道自己跟其他孩子不一樣。 答案：C 14．Just as the saying goes, “__________”， computer games also have som

44、e disadvantages though they are popular among teenagers. A．No garden is without weeds B．Every little makes a nickel C．Time waits for no man D．The onlooker sees the game best 解析：考查諺語。句意：俗語說，沒有不長草的園子，電腦游戲盡管受青少年的歡迎，但也有一些缺點(diǎn)。A項(xiàng)“沒有不長草的園子”；B項(xiàng)“積少成多”；C項(xiàng)“時(shí)不我待”；D項(xiàng)“旁觀者清”。 答案：A 15．(2012·湘潭模擬)________is co

45、mmonly believed is that China's economy has got out of the financial crisis. A．As B．It C．That D．What 解析：考查名詞性從句。根據(jù)第二個(gè)is可知，that引導(dǎo)的不是主語從句，而是表語從句，可排除B項(xiàng)。若使用A項(xiàng)，則需要使用逗號(hào)與主句分隔開來，并將is that刪去。that和what雖均可引導(dǎo)主語從句，但that在從句中不充當(dāng)任何句子成分，而此處主語從句缺少主語，故選D項(xiàng)。 答案：D Ⅱ.完形填空 語篇解讀：在很多人眼里，出租車司機(jī)都是不好的。但作者作為一個(gè)有

46、著35年經(jīng)驗(yàn)的老出租車司機(jī)，卻用自己的行動(dòng)向我們展示了一位出租車司機(jī)誠實(shí)、正直、熱愛生活的一面。 1．A.cheerful B．tough C．familiar D．popular 解析：由“You've got to fight ...eight hours a day these days”可知，在紐約開出租車必須能吃苦耐勞，所以用tough，表示“堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的，頑強(qiáng)的，能吃苦耐勞的”。 答案：B 2．A.weather B．pollution C．condition D．traffic 解析：根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，開出租車當(dāng)然與繁忙的交通作斗爭，所

47、以用traffic。 答案：D 3．A.impression B．suggestion C．expression D．information 解析：人們對(duì)出租車司機(jī)有種錯(cuò)覺，認(rèn)為他們?nèi)瞬缓谩rong impression表示“錯(cuò)覺”。 答案：A 4．A.talk B．perform C．behave D．wander 解析：實(shí)際上出租車司機(jī)跟其他人一樣。大多數(shù)出租車司機(jī)是非常誠實(shí)的，故用behave，表示“表現(xiàn)”。 答案：C 5．A.websites B．papers C．posters D．magazin

48、es 解析：根據(jù)第二段最后“you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers”可知該空選papers。 答案：B 6．A.leave B．find C．give D．place 解析：他們會(huì)把乘客落下的錢、珠寶或債券上交。leave這里表示“落下，遺忘”。 答案：A 7．A.regretted B．continued C．remembered D．tried 解析：我記得曾載過一個(gè)拿著大包小包的女士，(這枚鉆戒有可能是她的)所以我又回到了她下車的地方。remember doing

49、sth.表示“記得曾經(jīng)做過某事”。 答案：C 8．A.noticed B．supported C．met D．dropped 解析：參見上題解析。drop表示“中途下客”。 答案：D 9．A.say B．overhear C．claim D．get 解析：我并沒有得到(get)很多她感謝我的話。 答案：D 10．A.though B．while C．because D．unless 解析：但因?yàn)?because)我覺得我做了我該做的事，所以我還是感到很高興。 答案：C 11．A.raised B．marr

50、ied C．employed D．trained 解析：我在愛爾蘭出生并在那里長大，所以用raise表示“撫養(yǎng)，養(yǎng)育”。 答案：A 12．A.college B．country C．company D．village 解析：我在1913年來到了這個(gè)國家(country)——美國。 答案：B 13．A.easy B．busy C．hard D．simple 解析：生活有時(shí)并不容易(easy)，但是我的妻子很會(huì)理財(cái)，我們存下(put away)了許多錢以備不時(shí)之需。 答案：A 14．A.left behind B．used

51、up C．put away D．sorted out 解析：參見上題解析。leave behind表示“把……拋在后面”；use up表示“用完”；sort out表示“挑選出”，都不符合語境。 答案：C 15．A.started B．considered C．recalled D．learned 解析：此處描述的是我開始開出租車時(shí)周圍的環(huán)境，故用started。 答案：A 16．A.maybe B．only C．definitely D．even 解析：雖然當(dāng)時(shí)路況糟糕，但我干得不錯(cuò)，甚至(even)是在那些艱難的歲月里，也

52、依然如此。 答案：D 17．A.always B．never C．often D．seldom 解析：開出租車的這些年里，我從來沒有(never)與乘客發(fā)生過糾紛。 答案：B 18．A.personality B．security C．honesty D．dignity 解析：從第二段中的“honest fellows”可知，我認(rèn)為誠實(shí)(honesty)是最好的禮物之一。 答案：C 19．A.sense B．profit C．difference D．progress 解析：但是，人們怎么叫它是沒有任何影響的。

53、make a difference表示“有作用，有影響”，符合語境。 答案：C 20．A.servant B．customer C．businessman D．citizen 解析：我認(rèn)為誠實(shí)可以造就一個(gè)好公民(citizen)。 答案：D Ⅲ.閱讀理解 American researchers have discovered that human brains and sleep patterns are confused by devices that give out bright lights. Electronics, such as laptops,

54、 mislead our minds into thinking that it is still daytime, preventing sleep and increasing the risk of insomnia. Sleep experts say human's natural body clock begins to rest and relax from the day between 9 and 10 pm but the use of computers confuses it. A person's brain biologically becomes awake

55、when the sun is out because bright light after dark causes the brain to stop producing the hormone (荷爾蒙) called melatonin that makes us sleepy. Researchers say blue light from devices such as iPads, which is expected to become a popular reading tool when it comes out later this month, is particular

56、ly disruptive (干擾的)during the night when the brain thinks it should be dark. Experts say a good book is a far better way of resting the brain and ensuring a good night's sleep because the bedside lamp light doesn't affect the brain as it does not look straight into a person's eyes. “Potentially, y

57、es, if you're using an iPad or a laptop close to bedtime ... that light can be stimulating (刺激) to the brain to make it more awake and delay your ability to sleep，” Phyllis Zee, a professor at Northwestern University and director of the school's Centre for Sleep & Circadian Biology, told CNN. “And

58、I think more importantly, it could also be enough to affect your circadian (晝夜節(jié)律的) rhythm. This is the clock in your brain that determines when you sleep and when you wake up.” Alon Avidan, associate director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the University of California Los Angeles, added, “I wish

59、people would just take a boring book — an old-fashioned book — and read by a lamp.” 1．The underlined word “insomnia” in the first paragraph probably means “________”． A．being unable to eat properly B．brain injury C．being unable to fall sleep D．lack of energy 解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章第一段分析，電腦等電器設(shè)備可以導(dǎo)致我們的

60、大腦出現(xiàn)紊亂和誤判，阻止我們睡眠，甚至還可能導(dǎo)致“失眠”。 答案：C 2．Melatonin is the hormone that ________. A．makes us sleepy B．helps us relaxed C．prevents us from waking up D．makes us excited 解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第三段可知：melatonin是使我們困倦的荷爾蒙。 答案：A 3．The bedside lamp light doesn't affect the brain because ________. A．it doesn't giv

61、e out blue light B．it's not as bright as your laptop C．it doesn't enter your eyes directly D．it is adjustable 解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第五段the bedside lamp light doesn't affect the brain as it does not look straight into a person's eyes可知答案。 答案：C 4．We can conclude from the passage that ________. A．one who uses his laptop often before bedtime can have his body clock disturbed B．using a laptop before bedtime is more harmful than using an iPad C．we'd better not do anything before going to bed D．the best time to go to bed is before 9 pm 解析：推理判斷題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段可知：睡覺前使用電腦可以導(dǎo)致人體功能紊亂，即生物鐘紊亂。 答案：A 14